MEGADETH Cancels Sweden Rock Festival Appearance Due To Loss Of David Ellefson's Brother
May 21, 2014, 10 years ago
The organizers of Sweden Rock Festival have been informed that Megadeth has canceled all their concerts for the coming month, including their scheduled show at this year’s Sweden Rock Festival. The following is the official statement from the band:
"Megadeth has canceled immediate tour plans as bassist David Ellefson and his family mourns the loss of his brother, who passed away on May 19th, in Minneapolis, MN after battling cancer. A private family funeral service will be held. The band sends their deepest condolences and prayers to David during this time and asks that the fans please do the same."
Sweden Rock, the band and their agent are very sorry that the Sweden Rock concert cannot be performed as planned.
They are now hard at work to find a replacement, but ask for their guest's understanding in that artists of this caliber tend to fill their schedules months in advance and that it will most likely be very difficult to find a replacement as popular and well known as Megadeth with such short notice.
The Sweden Rock Festival will take place on June 4th-7th in Solvesborg, Sweden.
Complete festival details can be found here.
